The Many Benefits of Exercise:

Jul 15, 2017

Many of us consider exercise as a good way to lose weight. While calorie burn and weight loss have deeper health benefits, it is easy to get caught up in their superficial side effects. The benefits of exercise go much farther than simply the calories burned. Exercise positively contributes to a high quality of life. Just to start, it helps keeping us young, acts as an anti inflammatory, and helps promoting fresh oxygen to our brain, keeping us clear-headed and energized. Other benefits of equal or higher importance what regular exercising promotes are:
MIND-BODY CONNECTION
It is easy to spend the whole day “in our head”, thinking incessantly. The human mind is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it is nice to get out of our heads and into our bodies. When we move our bodies regularly, we generate a stronger mind-body connection. We start moving, notice our breath, generate awareness of the physical body that we live in and sometimes even quiet our mind. This can help us feel more connected and grounded. Health is all-encompassing – mind, body, and spirit. With meditation practices, as they can complement each other very well.
BONE HEALTH
Bone mass typically declines as we age, which can lead to osteoporosis if we aren’t careful. Weight-bearing exercises, like jumping or lunging, work to build stronger bones by stimulating cells responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone. More pressure on muscles means more pressure on bones. This may sound scary, but it is actually a good thing because it encourages the new bone building.
DETOXIFICATION
It’s no secret that when we exercise, we typically sweat … or should I say “glow”. This is because our bodies are working to regulate our temperature and keep us cool. While our sweat is decreasing our body temperature, it is also helping in the elimination of toxins. We are bombarded with toxins all day long from the food that we eat, the cleaning products we use, the air we breathe, etc. The liver and kidneys, the body’s primary detox organs, work hard to clear these toxins. Once these organs are exhausted, the body works to eliminate toxins through perspiration. Many studies have shown a number of toxins in human sweat, including mercury, arsenic and even BPA. Exercise makes bowel movements easier to pass by decreasing the time it takes food to move through the large intestine. It also accelerates your heart rate and breathing, which helps stimulate the natural contraction of intestinal muscles.
BRAIN HEALTH
Where to even begin – exercise boasts countless benefits for the brain. It can improve executive functioning, or higher level thinking skills, like task switching, attention, and goal management. If you suffer from anxiety? Exercise has been shown to help decrease one’s sensitivity to anxiety,as well as reduce symptoms of depression. Experience frequent brain fog? In a study done at the University of British Columbia, researchers found that regular aerobic exercise boosts the size of the hippo campus, which is the part of the brain involved in verbal memory and learning. Interested in becoming smarter? Exercise can actually help increase your IQ. A big indirect benefit of exercise is its ability to improve sleep, which we know is important for clear thinking and overall quality of life. We offer, as one of the first in the nation, Life Kinetik Training. Interested call now 512.413.9110
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
The lymphatic system is a network of vessels that runs through the entire body, performing the vital function of cleansing the fluid that surrounds the cells. This not only protects us from toxins but also allows cells to function at their highest. An unhealthy lymphatic system is associated with fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, poor digestion, and possibly even cellulite. Exercise and muscle movement massage the system and promote the flow of fluid through lymph vessels.
DISCIPLINE AND STRENGTH
Moving your body consistently helps cultivate discipline and strength. Exercising, moving, and connecting is a way to show up for yourself, day in and day out. When we commit to something and follow through with that commitment, we gain strength in our minds and our hearts. On a very obvious level, exercise builds muscle strength. Our muscles, as well as our bones, get us from point A to point B. They allow us to play with our kids, walk the dog, unload the groceries and run away from danger. Let’s give them love.

As you can see, exercising goes way beyond the calories burned. Let’s try to re-frame how we think about having to sign up with us or enroll in one of our programs. Or “go to the gym”. By doing so and signing up we are actually practicing some serious self-care.

Increasing strength helps build strong bones, decreases the chance of common injuries, improves quality of life and helps control weight by increasing calories burned daily.A study with 29 women found that 4 weeks of resistance training decreased body fat, decreased waist and hip circumference and improved overall health. Fat takes up more space per pound than muscle, so more muscle is a leaner look. Our Body is Built to Move! www.fitness4.net... See MoreSee Less

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Tomorrow at 3pm to 5pm a sneeak peak at our training and gym. Free! We will talk about LifeKinetik and what it does. It is a new program from Europe and it basically trains your brain like you train a muscle. Very potent and effective. You don,t want to miss this. Call to rsvp please. 512.413.9110. Aya-bunga! ... See MoreSee Less